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Training Topics for U-11 through U-14 players
Highest Emphasis
Individual Skills:
• Dribbling to beat an opponent
• Dribbling to attack space
• Dribbling to shield/protect the ball
• Short Passing
• Long Passing**
• Kicking
• Finishing
• Heading**
• Receiving
• Turning
• Receiving and Turning**
• Tackling
• Ball Control (juggling and juggling tricks)
Individual Tactics:
• Dribbling to beat an opponent
• Dribbling to attack space
• Dribbling to shield/protect the ball
• Defending 1v1
• Defending 2v1
Small Group Tactics:
• Passing and Support (recognition, angle, timing, shape)
• Combination Play (wall pass, takeover, overlap)**
• Penetration (concentrate on small-sided games up to 4v4, number up and down
situations)
• Possession (concentrate on small-sided games up to 4v4, number up and down
situations)
• Defending 1v2
• Defending 2v2
• Defending 2v3**
• Defending 3v2**
• Defending 3v3**
Lower Emphasis
• Positional Play/Functional Play (can be accomplished in 4v4, focusing on
generic roles of players and relating them to 11v11 positions)
• Team Play (can be accomplished in pre-game/halftime team and individual talks)
• Set Plays (cover both attacking and defending thought process behind the
organization)
** Topics may be introduced at U-12 but are most appropriate to
focus on in U-13 & U-14
Highest Emphasis
Individual Skills:
• Dribbling to beat an opponent
• Dribbling to attack space
• Dribbling to shield/protect the ball
• Short Passing
• Long Passing**
• Kicking
• Finishing
• Heading**
• Receiving
• Turning
• Receiving and Turning**
• Tackling
• Ball Control (juggling and juggling tricks)
Individual Tactics:
• Dribbling to beat an opponent
• Dribbling to attack space
• Dribbling to shield/protect the ball
• Defending 1v1
• Defending 2v1
Small Group Tactics:
• Passing and Support (recognition, angle, timing, shape)
• Combination Play (wall pass, takeover, overlap)**
• Penetration (concentrate on small-sided games up to 4v4, number up and down
situations)
• Possession (concentrate on small-sided games up to 4v4, number up and down
situations)
• Defending 1v2
• Defending 2v2
• Defending 2v3**
• Defending 3v2**
• Defending 3v3**
Lower Emphasis
• Positional Play/Functional Play (can be accomplished in 4v4, focusing on
generic roles of players and relating them to 11v11 positions)
• Team Play (can be accomplished in pre-game/halftime team and individual talks)
• Set Plays (cover both attacking and defending thought process behind the
organization)
** Topics may be introduced at U-12 but are most appropriate to
focus on in U-13 & U-14